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Breast Cancer Screening: Why Can't Experts Agree?
9:00AM 3/29/2010
A new study finds that screening women for breast cancer failed to significantly reduce deaths in Danish women. This contrasts with earlier results, including a 25% drop in breast cancer mortality in Copenhagen after mammography screening was introduced.
Remember a few months ago when a government panel angered the American Cancer Society -- and a lot of women -- by announcing its new recommendations for breast cancer screenings? Many said "It'll never happen," and thought..."no one will listen..." But a survey by the Avon Foundation for Women...
The Doctor Is In: Where new screening guidelines for women go wrong
2:00PM 12/01/2009
I've been inundated by questions from patients and friends over the past few weeks regarding two recent recommendations concerning cancer screenings for women. The big worry that keeps coming up is "are we rationing women's health care?" That's because first, the U.S. Preventive Task Force on Nov....
The latest guidelines from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force now say that women don't need mammograms every year and don't need the first one until 50. Citing millions who have had "false positives," they report that the benefit is not worth the risk.
For some of us, this isn't...
No more mammograms for young women, panel recommends
3:15PM 11/18/2009
On Monday, the American Cancer Society was seeing red courtesy of a new set of government guidelines for breast cancer screenings that sent shock waves through the organization -- and the entire country.
Recently, the American Cancer Society backpedaled on screenings for some screenings. But...
If the experts can't agree on guidelines for breast cancer screening, then how are women supposed to decide? At the end of the day, the new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of independent experts, have left women quite confused. Several other expert sources,...
A recent New York Times story is chilling enough to certainly turn the health care world upside down.
The message: Cancer screenings might not save lives. In a shocking and polarizing move, the American Cancer Society is backpedaling on cancer screenings, amending its previous stance that...
National organizations like Susan G. Komen for the cure are making great strides in the fight against breast cancer. But, like any great production, supporting roles are just as important as the leads. And all across the country, small businesses and groups are stepping up to support giants like...
At 43, Marisa Acocella Marchetto finally had life in its place: she was getting married for the first time and her cartoons were in demand by The New Yorker. Suddenly all of her success took a back seat to breast cancer, which she had to fight without health insurance. Marchetto captured this...
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